19 JANUARY 1918, Page 1
Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea on Monday night, presumably
by an enemy submarine. The firing lasted for five minutes. Twenty shells fell in the town, causing the death of six persons and wounding seven others. Some houses were badly damaged. The enemy delights in these senseless outrages on non- combatants, and the attack, which had no bearing on the course of the war, was doubtless ordered to please the German public. It says much for the vigilance of our North Sea patrols that the enemy submarines seldom venture within range of our coast towns.
